Chromatographic separation of calcium isotopes

Technical Report · Wed Nov 20 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6267988

Novotny, M A

Breakthrough chromatography was explored as a technique of separating the {sup 44}Ca and {sup 40}Ca isotopes of calcium. The solid phase utilized polymer-bound 18-crown-6 compounds. The effect of adding dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) to the fluid phase solution of methanol and chloroform was found to increase the separation coefficient from 0.0025 {plus minus} 0.0003 to 0.0035 {plus minus} 0.0003. Robotic sample preparation increased the accuracy and efficiency of the system. 8 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Mound, Miamisburg, OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-88DP43495
• OSTI ID: 6267988
• Report Number(s): MLM-3716; ON: DE92004623
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400105* -- Separation Procedures
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
CALCIUM 40
CALCIUM 44
CALCIUM ISOTOPES
CHROMATOGRAPHY
DMSO
EFFICIENCY
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SAMPLE PREPARATION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STABLE ISOTOPES
SULFOXIDES